Mount Vernon Community School, 2601 Commonwealth Ave.: grades K-5, 903 students in fall 2025, fully accredited, rated Approaching Expectations.

Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. Sources: Mount Vernon Community School, Alexandria City Public Schools, the Virginia Department of Education’s School Quality Profile and the federal NCES school directory.

Mount Vernon Community School is a public elementary school run by Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS). It serves kindergarten through fifth grade on Commonwealth Avenue in Del Ray, is the largest of the 12 ACPS elementary schools by enrollment and runs one of the division’s two Spanish-English dual language programs. The state lists it as Mount Vernon Elementary.

Who to call

  • Front office: 703-706-4460
  • Registrar (new students): Ingrid Franco-Callejas, per the registrars list
  • ACPS central office: 703-619-8000, 1340 Braddock Place; questions to ask@acps.k12.va.us
  • Buses: ACPS Office of Pupil Transportation, 703-461-4169
Address 2601 Commonwealth Ave., Alexandria, VA 22305
Phone 703-706-4460
Grades Kindergarten to 5
Website mvcs.acps.k12.va.us
Division Alexandria City Public Schools

Principal

Principal Jennifer Hamilton, according to the school’s website, which says she took the job in July 2023.

Enrollment and teachers

  • State count: 903 students in fall 2025, compared with 935 in 2024 and 905 in 2023, in the School Quality Profile. The state count includes 24 pre-K students; ACPS lists the school as kindergarten to fifth grade.
  • Federal count: 902 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 17 students per teacher.

State report card

Virginia rates each school two ways on its School Quality Profile. Accreditation shows whether the school has submitted, and the state has approved, the evidence the Standards of Accreditation require. The School Performance and Support Framework gives each school a score and one of four performance levels: Distinguished, Meets Expectations, Approaching Expectations or Needs Intensive Support.

  • Accreditation, 2025-26: Fully Accredited
  • Framework score: 82.12, rated Approaching Expectations, in the division summary

Standards of Learning pass rates (share of tested students who passed, grades 3 to 5):

Subject 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26
English reading 62% 61% 62%
Math 52% 60% 61%
Science 60% 60% 61%

The full profile also reports attendance, spending and teacher data.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Look up an address in the ACPS Attendance Zone Locator, which shows its elementary, middle and high school for 2026-27 and whether a student qualifies for a bus. ACPS publishes its elementary-to-middle feeder patterns as maps on the redistricting page instead of as a list, so the locator is the reliable check for a single address. Every ACPS student goes on to Alexandria City High School.

New elementary and middle school boundaries, approved by the School Board on June 12, 2025, took effect this school year; check the locator, and see the boundaries page for who could stay at a former school for a year or two.

Elementary students who live within one mile of school are expected to walk; see the Mount Vernon walk zone map. In kindergarten, a school that is over its class-size limit holds a lottery among registered students and places some at another ACPS school. Our Alexandria schools guide covers the rezoning.

Programs

Mount Vernon runs the ACPS Spanish-English two-way dual language program for kindergarten to fifth grade; about half the students come from Spanish-speaking homes and half from homes where English or another language is spoken, ACPS says. Kindergartners at Jefferson-Houston, Charles Barrett, Cora Kelly, Douglas MacArthur, George Mason, Lyles-Crouch and Naomi L. Brooks may apply to join, if there is room. Families zoned for Mount Vernon may opt out and are placed at another school based on room and distance from home, according to the program transfer rules. The program continues in grades 6 to 8 at Francis C. Hammond and George Washington middle schools.

Calendar and bell times

From the ACPS 2026-27 traditional calendar:

  • Friday, Oct. 30: end of first quarter
  • Monday, Nov. 2, and Tuesday, Nov. 3: no school (teacher work day, then Election Day)
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, no school
  • Nov. 25-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break
  • Thursday, June 17, 2027: last day of school

Mount Vernon does not post a bell schedule on its website; call the front office for start and dismissal times.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Mount Vernon serve?

Kindergarten through fifth grade, according to Alexandria City Public Schools.

How is Mount Vernon rated by the state?

It is fully accredited for 2025-26. In Virginia’s School Performance and Support Framework it scored 82.12 and is rated Approaching Expectations.

Can families opt out of Mount Vernon Community School?

Yes. ACPS says families may opt out of Mount Vernon’s dual language school and will be placed at another school based on room and distance from home.

Which high school does Mount Vernon feed into?

Alexandria City High School, the city’s only public high school. The middle school depends on the address; check the ACPS Attendance Zone Locator.